COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, July 1, 2025) – South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act saved 5,152 unborn babies’ lives in 2024, the first full year the law has been enforced after numerous court challenges by the abortion industry.
The State Department of Public Health issued its annual report showing that
there were 3,024 abortion abortions occurring in the state of South Carolina in 2024 compared with 8,187 reported abortions in 2023.
The Greenville Women’s Clinic, a private abortion business operating in Greenville, S.C., reported performing the most abortions in 2024 (1,584 reported abortions), followed closely by Planned Parenthood (1,394 reported
abortions), a non-profit government-funded business operating in Columbia, S.C., and Charleston, S.C.
QUICK FACTS:
According to DPH:
- 97.39 percent of the reported abortions occurred at six weeks or less probable gestational age;
- 55 abortions occurred at 7 to 13 weeks;
- 18 abortions at 14-19 weeks;
- 6 abortions at 20 to 23 weeks;
- Women between the ages of 20-29 had the most abortions;
- “Medication Abortions” (commonly known as the Abortion Pill) was the
primary method of killing unborn babies and was used 2,552 times.
This is a preliminary report and will be updated upon further analysis.
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